The 103D OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY REGIMENT, 1862-65, included approximately 460 men from Cleveland and Cuyahoga County during its term of service. The regiment was raised at Camp Cleveland (see CIVIL WAR CAMPS IN CLEVELAND) during the summer of 1862, leaving for Cinci...

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The 103D OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY REGIMENT, 1862-65, included approximately 460 men from Cleveland and Cuyahoga County during its term of service. The regiment was raised at Camp Cleveland (see CIVIL WAR CAMPS IN CLEVELAND) during the summer of 1862, leaving for Cincinnati on 3 Sept. It was assigned to the following units: 2d Brigade, 1st Div., Army of Kentucky, Dept. of the Ohio (Sept.-Oct. 1862); 2d Div., 2d Brigade, Army of Kentucky (Oct.-Dec. 1862); 1st Brigade, 4th Div., 4th Army Corps, District of Central Kentucky, Dept. of the Ohio (Jan.-June 1863); 1st Brigade, 1st Div., 23d Army Corps, Army of the Ohio (June-Aug. 1863); 2d Brigade, 3d Div., 23d Army Corps (Aug. 1863-Feb. 1865); and 2d Brigade, 3d Div., 23d Army Corps, Dept. of North Carolina (Feb.-June 1865). The regiment participated in the Knoxville, Atlanta, and Carolinas campaigns and the battles of Resaca, Armstrong's Hill, and Ft. Fisher. The unit was mustered out at Raleigh, NC, on 12 June 1865, and its men discharged and paid off at Camp Cleveland on 22 June. The 103d lost 139 men to hostile action and 109 to disease. Veterans of the 103d Ohio Volunteer Infantry began holding annual reunions in 1867 and their descendants maintained a reunion campground in Sheffield Lake, OH. A Sons & Daughters Assn. was formed in 1889, and in 1907 the veterans created a corporation to maintain the campground. In 1972 a memorial foundation was established for a museum dedicated to the history of the regiment, located in Sheffield. Hayes, Philip C. Journal-History of the Hundred & Third Ohio Volunteer Infantry (1872). Members of the 103d Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Personal Reminiscences and Experiences (1900).

The 107TH OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY REGIMENT, 1862-65, was composed largely of immigrant Germans from Cleveland and Cuyahoga County. It was organized at Camp Taylor (see CIVIL WAR CAMPS IN CLEVELAND) in the summer of 1862 and mustered into federal service on 9 Sept. Th...

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The 107TH OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY REGIMENT, 1862-65, was composed largely of immigrant Germans from Cleveland and Cuyahoga County. It was organized at Camp Taylor (see CIVIL WAR CAMPS IN CLEVELAND) in the summer of 1862 and mustered into federal service on 9 Sept. The regiment was transferred to Covington, KY, serving there until October. After a short period of duty at Delaware, OH, it was sent to Washington, DC, and assigned to the 2d Brigade, 3d Div., 11th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, in October. It served with this unit until December. The 107th was then assigned to the following units: 2d Brigade, 1st Div., 11th Army Corps (Dec. 1862-July 1863); 1st Brigade, 1st Div., 11th Army Corps (July-Aug. 1863); 1st Brigade, Gordon's Div., 10th Army Corps, Dept. of the South (Aug. 1863-Jan. 1864); 2d Brigade, Gordon's Div., 10th Army Corps (Jan.-Feb. 1864); 1st Brigade, Ames' Div., District of Florida, Dept. of the South (Feb.-Apr. 1864); District of Florida (Apr.-Oct. 1864); 4th Separate Brigade, District of Florida, Dept. of the South (Oct. 1864); 1st Brigade, Coast Div., Dept. of the South (Nov. 1864); 4th Separate Brigade, Dept. of the South (Dec. 1864-Jan. 1865); 1st Separate Brigade, Northern District, Dept. of the South (Jan.-Mar. 1865); and 1st Separate Brigade, District of Charleston, Dept. of the South (Mar.-July 1865). The regiment participated in the Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg campaigns of the CIVIL WAR and assisted in the destruction of the Charleston & Savannah Railroad. The 107th was mustered out at Charleston, SC, on 10 July 1865 and its men discharged and paid off at Camp Cleveland shortly thereafter. The unit lost 57 men to hostile causes and 76 to disease. Smith, Jacob. Camps and Campaigns of the 107th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry from August 1862 to July 1865 (ca. 1910).

The 10TH OHIO VOLUNTEER CAVALRY, 1862-65, was organized at Camp Cleveland (see CIVIL WAR CAMPS IN CLEVELAND) in 1863 to serve in the CIVIL WAR. Companies A through L were mustered into federal service from January through March. Co. M was not mustered in until July, ...

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The 10TH OHIO VOLUNTEER CAVALRY, 1862-65, was organized at Camp Cleveland (see CIVIL WAR CAMPS IN CLEVELAND) in 1863 to serve in the CIVIL WAR. Companies A through L were mustered into federal service from January through March. Co. M was not mustered in until July, however, at Camp Chase in Columbus, OH. Fifty-five Clevelanders served in this unit. The 10th Cavalry left for Nashville, TN, on 27 Feb. 1863; it was assigned to the 2d Brigade, 2d Cavalry Div., Army of the Cumberland, until June. The unit was subsequently assigned to: the 3d Brigade, 2d Div., Cavalry Corps, Army of the Cumberland (June-Aug. 1863); the 2d Brigade, 2d Div., Army of the Cumberland (Aug.-Nov. 1863); the 2d Brigade, 3d Div., Cavalry Corps, Army of the Cumberland (Nov. 1863-Oct. 1864); and the 2d Brigade, 3d Div., Cavalry Corps, Military Div. of the Mississippi (Oct. 1864-June 1865). The 10th participated in battles and campaigns at Murfreesboro, TN, and Chickamauga and Atlanta, GA, as well as General Sherman's "March to the Sea." The regiment was mustered out on 24 July 1865 in Lexington, NC, and its members formally discharged and paid off at Camp Cleveland shortly thereafter. During its service, the 10th lost 3 officers and 34 enlisted men to hostile causes and 1 officer and 60 enlisted men to disease. Daniel D. Hopper Papers, WRHS.

The 11TH MILITARY DISTRICT OF OHIO, headquartered in Cleveland, was one of 11 recruiting districts established throughout the state by proclamation of Governor David Tod on 8 July 1862. The districts were established to coordinate the recruitment of CIVIL WAR soldier...

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The 11TH MILITARY DISTRICT OF OHIO, headquartered in Cleveland, was one of 11 recruiting districts established throughout the state by proclamation of Governor David Tod on 8 July 1862. The districts were established to coordinate the recruitment of CIVIL WAR soldiers. Twenty-two regiments, totaling over 30,000 men, were to be created in the state. Each district had to recruit only from within its boundaries. The 11th District included Cuyahoga, Lorain, Medina, Mahoning, Trumbull, Geauga, Lake, and Ashtabula counties. Of the 4 regiments raised in the district, two, the 103D OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY and the 124TH VOLUNTEER INFANTRY, consisted largely of Clevelanders and were trained at Camp Cleveland (see CIVIL WAR CAMPS). Harper, Robert S. Ohio Handbook of the Civil War (1961).

The 124TH OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY REGIMENT, 1862-65, was organized at Camp Taylor (see CIVIL WAR CAMPS IN CLEVELAND) in the fall of 1862 and mustered into federal service on 1 Jan. 1863. It moved to Elizabethtown, KY, and remained there until Feb. 1863 as a part of t...

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The 124TH OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY REGIMENT, 1862-65, was organized at Camp Taylor (see CIVIL WAR CAMPS IN CLEVELAND) in the fall of 1862 and mustered into federal service on 1 Jan. 1863. It moved to Elizabethtown, KY, and remained there until Feb. 1863 as a part of the District of Western Kentucky, Dept. of the Ohio. The 124th was assigned to the following units during the remainder of the CIVIL WAR: 1st Brigade, 3d Div., Army of Kentucky, Dept. of the Cumberland (Feb.-June 1863); 2d Brigade, 2d Div., 21st Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland (June-Oct. 1863); and 2d Brigade, 3d Div., 4th Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland (Oct. 1863-June 1865). The regiment participated in the Chattanooga-Ringgold and Atlanta campaigns and was active in the relief of Knoxville, TN. The unit was mustered out at Nashville on 9 July 1865, and its men paid off and discharged at Camp Cleveland shortly thereafter. The 124th lost 85 men to hostile action and 125 to disease. Lewis, George W. The Campaigns of the One Hundred and Twenty-fourth Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry (1894).

The 128TH OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY REGIMENT served as the guard unit at the prison for captured Confederate soldiers at Johnson's Island during the CIVIL WAR. The first 4 units of the regiment--companies A, B, C, and D--were organized in Dec. 1861 and early 1862 and w...

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The 128TH OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY REGIMENT served as the guard unit at the prison for captured Confederate soldiers at Johnson's Island during the CIVIL WAR. The first 4 units of the regiment--companies A, B, C, and D--were organized in Dec. 1861 and early 1862 and were known as Hoffman's Battalion in honor of Lt. Col. William Hoffman, commissary general of prisoners, who established the island prison. These units guarded about 3,000 prisoners in the winter of 1863-64 and foiled a plot to free the prisoners in Nov. 1863. Hoffman's Battalion was transferred to the 128th on 5 Jan. 1864, joining 6 new companies (E, F, G, H, I, and K), recruited and mustered into service at Camp Cleveland (See CIVIL WAR CAMPS IN CLEVELAND) in Dec. 1863 and Jan. 1864. In all, 291 Cleveland men served in the 128th, including Lt. Col. Edward A. Scovill, Lt. Col. Thomas H. Linnell, and Maj. JULIUS R. SANFORD. The unit was commanded by Col. Charles W. Hill. Although its main duty was guarding the prison, the 128th frequently provided detachments to serve elsewhere, such as for a short campaign against Rebel troops in West Virginia. The regiment was mustered out on 13 July 1865. In 1866 veterans of the unit joined with other veterans to form the 7th and 128th Regiments OVI to preserve monuments and memories of Civil War service and to hold annual reunions. The association had about 200 members in 1921.

The 12TH OHIO VOLUNTEER CAVALRY, 1863-65, was organized at Camp Cleveland (see CIVIL WAR CAMPS IN CLEVELAND) and mustered into federal service on 24 Nov. 1863. From Dec. 1863-Feb. 1864, the 12th was on duty at Camp Chase in Columbus, OH. Half of the regiment was on d...

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The 12TH OHIO VOLUNTEER CAVALRY, 1863-65, was organized at Camp Cleveland (see CIVIL WAR CAMPS IN CLEVELAND) and mustered into federal service on 24 Nov. 1863. From Dec. 1863-Feb. 1864, the 12th was on duty at Camp Chase in Columbus, OH. Half of the regiment was on detached duty at Johnson's Island near Sandusky, OH, during that period. In Feb.-Mar. 1864, the 12th was on duty at Camp Dennison near Cincinnati, OH. Seventy-five Clevelanders served in the regiment. During the remainder of the CIVIL WAR, the 12th was assigned to the following units: 2d Brigade, 5th Div., 23d Army Corps, Dist. of Kentucky (Apr.-July 1864); 4th Brigade, 1st Div., Dist. of Kentucky, Dept. of the Ohio (July 1864-Feb. 1865); and the Cavalry Brigade, Dist. of East Tennessee (July-Nov. 1865). The 12th Cavalry participated in the opposition to John Hunt Morgan's invasion of Kentucky, the Southwest Virginia Expedition, and Stoneman's raids into southwest Virginia. The 12th was mustered out on 14 Nov. 1865 in Nashville, TN, and its members discharged and paid off at Camp Chase shortly thereafter. The regiment lost 50 enlisted men to hostile causes and 112 to disease. Henry C. Jones Papers, WRHS.

The 135TH ARTILLERY was a local Ohio National Guard (ONG) unit which traced its lineage to the 1ST OHIO VOLUNTEER LIGHT ARTILLERY (OVLA). After Mexican border duty (1916-17), the 1st Battalion, OVLA was redesignated the 1st Field Artillery (FA) ONG (May 1917) and the...

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The 135TH ARTILLERY was a local Ohio National Guard (ONG) unit which traced its lineage to the 1ST OHIO VOLUNTEER LIGHT ARTILLERY (OVLA). After Mexican border duty (1916-17), the 1st Battalion, OVLA was redesignated the 1st Field Artillery (FA) ONG (May 1917) and then the 134th FAONG (Sept. 1917). The 134th FA served in France during WORLD WAR I, returned to the U.S. (1919) and reverted to the designation 1st FAONG (1920). The 1st FAONG was redesignated the 134th FA and further redesignated the 135th FA and activated (Oct. 1940) for maneuvers at Camp Shelby, MS. Redesignated 1st Battalion, 135th FA, 37th Div., ONG, the unit served in the Pacific Theater of WORLD WAR II in the Solomon Islands and on Luzon in the Philippines (1942-45) until demobilized at Camp Anza, CA. (1945). The unit was federally recognized as the 135th FA Battalion, 37 Div., ONG in the Cleveland area (1946-52). During the KOREAN WAR, the unit was activated (Jan. 1952) for training maneuvers at Ft. Polk, LA, but was never shipped overseas and was deactivated (June 1954). The 135th FA Battalion HQ was located in Cleveland (1954-59) until redesignated the 1st and 2d Howitzer Battalions, 37th Infantry Div., ONG, and withdrawn from Cleveland. The Howitzer Battalions were redesignated 1st Battalion, 135th Artillery, 37th Div., ONG elsewhere in Ohio until being deactivated and completely phased out (15 Feb. 1968). Tracing its lineage back to the CLEVELAND LIGHT ARTILLERY, the 135th Artillery earned 17 battle streamers (1861-1918) and a Presidential Unit Decoration from the Philippine government for the Luzon Campaign during World War II.

The 150TH OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY REGIMENT, 1864, contained 801 Cleveland men during its 100 days of service in the CIVIL WAR. The 150th, formerly the 29TH OHIO VOLUNTEER MILITIA, was raised by the CLEVELAND GRAYS, who took credit for raising 5 companies. The Grays e...

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The 150TH OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY REGIMENT, 1864, contained 801 Cleveland men during its 100 days of service in the CIVIL WAR. The 150th, formerly the 29TH OHIO VOLUNTEER MILITIA, was raised by the CLEVELAND GRAYS, who took credit for raising 5 companies. The Grays enlisted for service as Co. A. After being organized and mustered in at Camp Cleveland (see CIVIL WAR CAMPS IN CLEVELAND) on 5 May 1864, the 150th was ordered to the defenses of Washington, DC, on 7 May 1864. It was assigned to the 1st Brigade, Haskin's Div., 22d Army Corps, from May-July 1864, to 7 forts of the defensive network around Washington. From July-August, the 150th remained in the defenses on garrison duty, assigned to the 2d Brigade, Haskin's 22d Army Corps, Defenses of Washington. It was mustered out at Camp Cleveland on 23 Aug. 1864. The regiment lost 2 enlisted men killed in action and 10 from disease. Cannon, James. Memorial--150th Ohio--Co. K (1907). WRHS. Gleason, William J. Historical Sketch of the 150th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry (1899).

The 1525 FOUNDATION, sister fund to the Second Foundation, was incorporated in Cleveland in 1971 by KENT HALE SMITH. The foundation emphasizes higher education, environment and conservation, and institutions supported by the founder in his lifetime. It especially fav...

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The 1525 FOUNDATION, sister fund to the Second Foundation, was incorporated in Cleveland in 1971 by KENT HALE SMITH. The foundation emphasizes higher education, environment and conservation, and institutions supported by the founder in his lifetime. It especially favors agencies which promote self-help by recipients. 1525 grants locally, giving special support to CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIV. (CWRU), and other UNIV. CIRCLE institutions. In 1989 the fund provided the largest single gift in CWRU's history, $15 million for the Kent Hale Smith Science and Engineering Bldg. Assets of the 1525 foundation in 1993 were over $8.45 million, with expenditures of over $3.09 million for 37 grants ranging generally between $500 and $1.6 million. Hubert H. Schneider was the foundation's president; offices were located at 1525 National City Bank Bldg. See also PHILANTHROPY and FOUNDATIONS.